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Discussion: What's a "Basic" pop star or rapper?
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Originally posted by ultraviolento
Basic pop girl: Taylor Swift, Iggy Azalea
Basic rapper: Kreyshawn
They're safe and don't add nothing to the music industry/pop culture as a whole
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Iggy Azalea is a Rapper though
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Originally posted by Lucas32
No edges,nothing interesting, nothing that stands out and very vanilla.
Basically stuff like Katy Perry,Taylor Swift,Carly Rae Jepsen etc.
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Pretty much this.
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Originally posted by Lucas32
No edges,nothing interesting, nothing that stands out and very vanilla.
Basically stuff like Katy Perry,Taylor Swift,Carly Rae Jepsen etc.
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Pretty much all of this.
+ all the disney girls (bar Miley)
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Originally posted by ■YoungCalifornia■
Iggy Azalea is a Rapper though
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Since when?
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Originally posted by brndksk
Nothing special... no endearing quality... generic music... Demi Lovato, Jessie J, Selena Gomez, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift (post-country), Ellie Goulding, Britney Spears, Ariana Grande...
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Not a Neon Hitch stan calling Britney Spears basic
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Originally posted by brndksk
Nothing special... no endearing quality... generic music... Demi Lovato, Jessie J, Selena Gomez, Katy Perry, Taylor Swift (post-country), Ellie Goulding, Britney Spears, Ariana Grande...
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Also how r u gonna call someone generic with Rihanna and P!nk in your sig. P!nk always sounds the same.
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Originally posted by Hunter_13
Katy Perry, Lana Del Rey, Rita Ora, Carly Rae Jepsen, and Selena Gomez.
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If Lana is basic i dont know what to say about Taylor.I agree with the others you said.Being basic=boring.
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For example, see Katy Perry, Demi Lovato, Jessie J
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Originally posted by Brando
Since when?
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Since the start of her career
Are you trying to claim that Iggy Azalea is a singer?
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Popstars and rappers who refuse to be a gay man's fantasy.
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Originally posted by Kuntmonster
Since the start of her career
Are you trying to claim that Iggy Azalea is a singer?
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She is a pop artists and she kinda talks fast on her pop songs similar to Kesha. Is Kesha a rapper?
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Originally posted by Brando
She is a pop artists and she kinda talks fast on her pop songs similar to Kesha. Is Kesha a rapper?
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Yea Kesha is a rapper, the whole hood bumps her music
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Katy Perry and Taylor Swift both came to my mind while reading the title of this thread
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Originally posted by Brando
She is a pop artists and she kinda talks fast on her pop songs similar to Kesha. Is Kesha a rapper?
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She is a pop artist who raps. Are you trying to say the two are mutually exclusive?
Kesha does rap in her music, as well as singing. She primarily sings, which is why she is known as a singer. Same with Becky G, Fergie, Gwen Stefani...
Iggy is a rapper who makes pop music.
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I think there are 2 types of basic:
The "girl-next-door" "relatable!!1!" persona, like Taylor Swift.
Or, the one who uses sex to sell even if their music isn't necessarily outstanding, like Beyonce.
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basically any pop girl that ATRL stans for
but apparently when they get hits, they're not basic anymore lol
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Doing something that has been done before with little creative value.
Someone who doesn't bring anything to the table.
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Originally posted by Josh
Not a Neon Hitch stan calling Britney Spears basic
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You clearly haven't heard anything other than FUB from Neon... I stan for her recent EPs which are unique and distinctive.
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Originally posted by Josh
Also how r u gonna call someone generic with Rihanna and P!nk in your sig. P!nk always sounds the same.
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P!nk has her own sound, style and image... she isn't like any of the other pop girls. Rihanna is far more adventurous than Britney, IMO, and doesn't strike me as remotely 'generic'. I was mainly referring to Britney's recent material; her earlier stuff only seems generic today because it established that sound as generic.
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Artists who are not versatile are pretty basic. For example EDM artists or those whose success began and ended with one same era of pop music (or even in the middle of it).
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Basic pop star: Does not write songs, does not sing well or take some classes, barely performs a song, sings a mess live, does not play any instrument, barely have stage presence, uses a lot of autotune, etc. IMO.
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